- Title
- Exploring the perceptions of School Governing Bodies towards foundation phase male teachers in Eastern Cape schools
- Creator
- Kagola, Obakeng
- Subject
- Male teachers -- South Africa
- Subject
- Primary school teaching -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MEd
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/46239
- Identifier
- vital:39518
- Description
- Since the adoption and implementation of the South African Schools Act of (1996), School Governing Bodies (SGBs) have been provided with the powers to recommend the employment of teachers in schools. Moreover, SGBs are also required to have an impact on the promotion of diversity in schools through the employment of teachers in a non-discriminatory way. However, two decades since SASA of 1996, Foundation Phase teaching remains dominated by females. Literature in the South African context posits that gendered schooling practices still exist in the differentiated opportunities of the employment of teachers. Particularly male teachers eager to teach in the foundation phase in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and North West Province. The study sought to explore the perceptions of SGB members towards foundation phase male teachers in the Eastern Cape schools. This study employed Participatory Visual Research Methodologies (PVRM), as its research design and was underpinned by the critical paradigm. It utilised a participatory method, collages and a focus group discussion to generate data with five SGB members from three purposively selected schools in the Eastern Cape. The study utilised a feminist post-structural theory in the analysis of findings. The findings revealed three themes, which are; (1) Males are not seen as good caregivers, (2) Foundation phase male teachers are seen as multifaceted and lastly (3) Male teachers are seen as not suitable for Foundation Phase teaching. Each of the above findings offers recommendations to the following stakeholders, the Department of Basic Education (DBE), Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and for future research.
- Format
- xi, 117 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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